10 Variations on the Negroni to Get You Through Cocktail Hour This Summer

It's Negroni Week around the world, which means you can drink variations of the simple yet bold Italian apéritif at more than 6,000 bars and restaurants, each of which donates all or a portion of the drink proceeds to charitable causes (last year's Negroni Week, which had a comparatively low number of venues—3,500—raised more than $320,000 for charity). Proof that people love themselves a Negroni.

While a traditional Negroni is as simple as a drink can get—equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and Campari—this charitable celebration inspired bartenders to riff on the recipe with inventive variations. Here are a few of our favorites.

Frozen Negroni

This one's a bit complicated to make at home, so T&C suggests leaving it to the experts and visiting Alta Linea to try one (last summer the outdoor restaurant sold 10,000 of these). If you're committed to making one in your home blender, here's an adapted recipe.